Ann Svensén
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It doesn't matter how strong your opinion is. If you don't use your power for positive change, you are indeed part of the problem.
Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King
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ICE raids are cruel, inhumane, and do nothing to serve public safety.
My responsibility is to be the mayor to each and every person that calls this city their home. That includes millions of immigrants— of which I am one.
My responsibility is to be the mayor to each and every person that calls this city their home. That includes millions of immigrants— of which I am one.
December 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM
ICE raids are cruel, inhumane, and do nothing to serve public safety.
My responsibility is to be the mayor to each and every person that calls this city their home. That includes millions of immigrants— of which I am one.
My responsibility is to be the mayor to each and every person that calls this city their home. That includes millions of immigrants— of which I am one.
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While "peace" negotiations continue, remember that Russia could simply stop the war at any time.
December 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
While "peace" negotiations continue, remember that Russia could simply stop the war at any time.
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This hits right on time…
My wife and I had the great privilege of visiting the African-American Museum in DC, and let me just tell you if you have not been…It is a masterpiece—go.
My wife and I had the great privilege of visiting the African-American Museum in DC, and let me just tell you if you have not been…It is a masterpiece—go.
August 25, 2025 at 2:34 AM
This hits right on time…
My wife and I had the great privilege of visiting the African-American Museum in DC, and let me just tell you if you have not been…It is a masterpiece—go.
My wife and I had the great privilege of visiting the African-American Museum in DC, and let me just tell you if you have not been…It is a masterpiece—go.
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Billionaires want to punish people for being unhoused. From Colleen Shaddox, the movement to criminalize homelessness:
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When Sleeping Is a Crime
With a new executive order and model state legislation criminalizing homelessness, the richest people in the U.S. are making it easier to lock up the poorest.
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August 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Billionaires want to punish people for being unhoused. From Colleen Shaddox, the movement to criminalize homelessness:
trib.al/gur54C9
trib.al/gur54C9
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If you are opposed to vaccinating your kids and don't think measles is a serious disease - please read this. Your decisions affect not only your family - but everyone they interact with.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/u...
‘I Feel Like I’ve Been Lied To’: When a Measles Outbreak Hits Home
www.nytimes.com
June 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
If you are opposed to vaccinating your kids and don't think measles is a serious disease - please read this. Your decisions affect not only your family - but everyone they interact with.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/u...
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If our democracy dies, this is its epitaph
April 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
If our democracy dies, this is its epitaph
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Israel har alltså dödat fler journalister i Gaza än antalet som dödades i Första och Andra världskriget, Amerikanska inbördeskriget, Koreakriget, Vietnamkriget, Jugoslaviska krigen samt Afghanistan och Ukraina (?) – sammantaget.
watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/p...
watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/p...
News Graveyards: How Dangers to War Reporters Endanger the World | Costs of War
The Costs of War Project is a team of 35 scholars, legal experts, human rights practitioners, and physicians, which began its work in 2011. We use research and a public website to facilitate debate ab...
watson.brown.edu
April 2, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Israel har alltså dödat fler journalister i Gaza än antalet som dödades i Första och Andra världskriget, Amerikanska inbördeskriget, Koreakriget, Vietnamkriget, Jugoslaviska krigen samt Afghanistan och Ukraina (?) – sammantaget.
watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/p...
watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/p...
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Den här lilla flickan är precis lika gammal som min son. Min sprudlande sexåring som också kan cykla och lär sig läsa. Som är klok och trulig och fantasifull och i enormt behov av trygghet och kärlek. Som alla barn.
Hur kan barnhem i Thailand vara ett alternativ??
www.dn.se/sverige/sexa...
Hur kan barnhem i Thailand vara ett alternativ??
www.dn.se/sverige/sexa...
Sexåriga Alice riskerar att utvisas ensam till Thailand
Alice är sex år och har sedan födseln varit placerad i familjehem. Migrationsverket anser att det finns ”särskilt ömmande skäl”. Ändå ska hon utvisas.
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April 2, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Den här lilla flickan är precis lika gammal som min son. Min sprudlande sexåring som också kan cykla och lär sig läsa. Som är klok och trulig och fantasifull och i enormt behov av trygghet och kärlek. Som alla barn.
Hur kan barnhem i Thailand vara ett alternativ??
www.dn.se/sverige/sexa...
Hur kan barnhem i Thailand vara ett alternativ??
www.dn.se/sverige/sexa...
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Vakta tungan. Inte ett råd man normalt ger i en demokrati.
April 2, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Vakta tungan. Inte ett råd man normalt ger i en demokrati.
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#USA: the decision to end support for Gavi puts millions of children’s lives at risk.
It's estimated that more than 1.2 million children may die as a result of this political decision.
www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/us-de...
It's estimated that more than 1.2 million children may die as a result of this political decision.
www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/us-de...
US decision to end support for Gavi puts millions of children’s lives at risk
It's estimated that more than 1.2 million children may die as a result of this political decision.
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
March 27, 2025 at 11:37 AM
#USA: the decision to end support for Gavi puts millions of children’s lives at risk.
It's estimated that more than 1.2 million children may die as a result of this political decision.
www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/us-de...
It's estimated that more than 1.2 million children may die as a result of this political decision.
www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/us-de...
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Some 30,000 fewer people are dying every year in the U.S. from fentanyl and other street drugs. This shift has stunned addiction experts, reversing decades of rising death.
Reporter's notebook: 8 theories why fentanyl deaths are plummeting
Some 30,000 fewer people are dying every year in the U.S. from fentanyl and other street drugs. This shift has stunned addiction experts, reversing decades of rising death.
www.npr.org
March 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Some 30,000 fewer people are dying every year in the U.S. from fentanyl and other street drugs. This shift has stunned addiction experts, reversing decades of rising death.
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The Committee to Protect Journalists believes more than 170 journalists have been killed in #Gaza since the last war started. Al Jazeera journalist Hossam Shabat was one of the latest victims: What to know: www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Al Jazeera journalist Hossam Shabat killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza: What to know
Two journalists were killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza on Monday amid Israel’s renewed offensive in the territory.
www.al-monitor.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The Committee to Protect Journalists believes more than 170 journalists have been killed in #Gaza since the last war started. Al Jazeera journalist Hossam Shabat was one of the latest victims: What to know: www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
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The wealthiest man in the world has fully purchased the federal government of the United States. This is one of the most extraordinary crises in the history of this country and you need to ask whether your elected representatives are acting like it.
Breaking News: The Pentagon is set to brief Elon Musk on the U.S. military’s closely guarded plan for any potential war with China, officials said.
Musk Set to Get Access to Top-Secret U.S. Plan for Potential War With China
Giving Elon Musk access to some of the nation’s most closely guarded military secrets is a major expansion of his role as an adviser to President Trump and highlights his conflicts of interest.
www.nytimes.com
March 21, 2025 at 12:48 AM
The wealthiest man in the world has fully purchased the federal government of the United States. This is one of the most extraordinary crises in the history of this country and you need to ask whether your elected representatives are acting like it.
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This #WorldTBDay, Doctors Without Borders calls for urgent, sustained funding to end #Tuberculosis (TB) in children.
Every year, 1.25 million children get TB, but ONLY HALF are diagnosed and treated. Funding cuts are threatening vital care, putting children at even greater risk.
Every year, 1.25 million children get TB, but ONLY HALF are diagnosed and treated. Funding cuts are threatening vital care, putting children at even greater risk.
March 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
This #WorldTBDay, Doctors Without Borders calls for urgent, sustained funding to end #Tuberculosis (TB) in children.
Every year, 1.25 million children get TB, but ONLY HALF are diagnosed and treated. Funding cuts are threatening vital care, putting children at even greater risk.
Every year, 1.25 million children get TB, but ONLY HALF are diagnosed and treated. Funding cuts are threatening vital care, putting children at even greater risk.
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Artikeln om det senaste med USAID nu uppdaterad med nya uppgifter från sent igår svensk tid.
USA: Högsta domstolen beordrar Trump att betala ut USAID-pengar
Högsta domstolen har bekräftat en federal domares beslut att USAID ska betala 2 miljarder dollar till utländska biståndsorganisationer, trots Donald Trumps försök att avveckla organisationen.6/3 9.00 ...
globalbar.se
March 6, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Artikeln om det senaste med USAID nu uppdaterad med nya uppgifter från sent igår svensk tid.
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What childhood was like before vaccines www.vox.com/health/40268...
What childhood was like before vaccines
The anti-vax movement has gone mainstream, but before these shots, grief and loss marked the lives of children.
www.vox.com
March 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
What childhood was like before vaccines www.vox.com/health/40268...
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(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
March 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
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Marie sjöng och stickade med Rebellmammorna – förlorade jobbet på Energimyndigheten. Nu stämmer facket ST staten. Förbundsjurist Joakim Lindqvist:
– Den politiska utvecklingen i världen gör det än viktigare att markera.
www.dn.se/sverige/rebe...
– Den politiska utvecklingen i världen gör det än viktigare att markera.
www.dn.se/sverige/rebe...
Rebellmamman Marie förlorade jobbet – nu stämmer facket staten
Marie fick lämna jobbet på Energimyndigheten, efter att ha sjungit och stickat med klimatgruppen Rebellmammorna.
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March 3, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Marie sjöng och stickade med Rebellmammorna – förlorade jobbet på Energimyndigheten. Nu stämmer facket ST staten. Förbundsjurist Joakim Lindqvist:
– Den politiska utvecklingen i världen gör det än viktigare att markera.
www.dn.se/sverige/rebe...
– Den politiska utvecklingen i världen gör det än viktigare att markera.
www.dn.se/sverige/rebe...
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Harrison, whose plasma contained a rare antibody, rolled up his sleeve 1,173 times from 1954 to 2018. The Australian is credited with helping 2.4 million babies and advancing scientific research.
James Harrison, whose blood donations saved over 2 million babies, has died
Harrison, whose plasma contained a rare antibody, rolled up his sleeve 1,173 times from 1954 to 2018. The Australian is credited with helping 2.4 million babies and advancing scientific research.
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March 4, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Harrison, whose plasma contained a rare antibody, rolled up his sleeve 1,173 times from 1954 to 2018. The Australian is credited with helping 2.4 million babies and advancing scientific research.
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Clearing land for cattle and cows is the single biggest driver of rainforest loss in the Amazon. This "hotel for cows" in Colombia offers a solution.
This Colombian 'hotel for cows' could help reduce deforestation in the Amazon
Clearing land for cattle and cows is the single biggest driver of rainforest loss in the Amazon. This "hotel for cows" in Colombia offers a solution.
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March 4, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Clearing land for cattle and cows is the single biggest driver of rainforest loss in the Amazon. This "hotel for cows" in Colombia offers a solution.
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Warren Buffett, the famed investor who runs the sprawling conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway, described tariffs as “an act of war” in an interview with CBS.
Warren Buffett Rebukes Trump’s Tariffs Plan in CBS Interview: ‘Act of War’
The rebuke of President Trump’s tariff plans came just days before sweeping tariffs on Canada and Mexico were expected to go into effect.
www.nytimes.com
March 4, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Warren Buffett, the famed investor who runs the sprawling conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway, described tariffs as “an act of war” in an interview with CBS.
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Whenever you welcome guests, treat them with kindness, grace and respect. Simple as that.
February 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Whenever you welcome guests, treat them with kindness, grace and respect. Simple as that.